Necktie



J. FORMAN.

NECKTIE.

APPUCATION FILED AUG. 10, 1920.

Patented Mar. 29, 1921'.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 29, 1921.

Application filed August 10, 1920. Serial No. 402,523.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrn FORMAN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Baltimore, and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvement-s in Neckties; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact de scription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in fore-in-hand ties and has for its principal object to provide a tie of this character provided along its neck portion and back end with an inelastic reinforcing strip having an open finger loop at one end and stitched at its other end to an inelastic nonwrinkling lining with which the front end or scarf portion of the tie is provided, sald lining serving to prevent wrinkling of the tie and also acting to connect another finger loop with the aforesaid reinforcing strip, the construction being such that no hand stitching is necessary in the manufacture of the tie.

Another object is to equip the inner end of the tie with a hook adapted to serve as a clip to attach the same to the front of the users shirt, thereby obviating the necessity of the usual type of clip.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed, the descriptive matter being supplemented by the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view looking toward the inner side of a tie constructed in accordance with my invention;

Figs. 2 and 3 are detail pgrspective views with parts broken away and in section to more clearly illustrate the construction used.

In the drawings above briefly described, the numerals 1, 2 and 3 designate respectively the front end, the rear end, and the intermediate or neck-engaging portion of a fore-in-hand tie, the edges of the material forming the covering of said tie being folded rearwardly and inwardly in the usual manner. The neck portion 3 and the rear end 2 may be lined in the usual way, or the lining omitted if desired, but I provide the end 1 with a much stiffer lining 4 formed of hair cloth or the like. The inturned edges of the tie covering are stitched together and at the same time stitched to the lining 4 as indicated at 5 and it will thus be seen that in addition to preventing the Us from wrinkling, it is also reinforced against stretching.

A reinforcing strip 6 of relatively inelastic material such as silk ribbon, is stitched against the inner side of the neck portion 3 as indicated at 7 and extends throughout the length of said neck portion, whereby to not only prevent stretching thereof, but to promote easy sliding of the tie in a collar. The end of the strip 6 adjacent the end 2 of the tie, is left free to form a tab 8 adapted to be pulled wheii adjusting the tie in the collar, either before or after tying. Another tab 9 is secured to the reinforced end 1 of the tie and to the hair cloth lining 4 to serve the same purpose as the tab 8. Both of these tabs are preferably of loopshape and the terminal of the strip 6 after forming the tab 8, is anchored preferably between the neck portion 3 and the body of sald strip as indicated at 10. The greater part of the necessary pulling to adjust the tie, is exerted upon the tab 8 and since this tab is an integral part of the strip 6 which is substantially non-elastic and stitched permanently to the neck portion of the tie, the latter will be effectively prevented from stretching and possibly tearing. Furthermore, by making the strip 6 of any appropriate material, it will facilitate easy sliding of the tie in the collar. Any pull on the loop!) will be exerted on the stiff inelastic lining 4 and will be transmitted by this lining to the reinforcing strip 6, so that the strain is equalized substantially throughout the length of the tie and no injury will result.

Preferably used in connection with the features above described, is a hook 11 which is secured to the inner side of the end 2, said hook being shown extending around the edge of the tab 8 for engagement with the front of a shirt to hold the tie tight thereon without the necessity of using an ordinary tie clip.

The device is extremely simple and inexpensive, yet will be highly eflicient and in every way desirable, and since probably the best results may be obtained from the details shown, such details may be followed.

I- Wish it understood however, that within the scope of the invention as claimed, nu-

merous minor changes may be made.

I claim 2- A necktie having a relatively narrow neck portion and a widened front end, a relatively inelastic reinforcing strip stitched substantially throughout its length to the inner side of said necktie with one of its ends terminating at one end'of said relatively narrow neck portion and its other end extending beyond said neck portion onto the back end of the tie, said other end of said strip being folded on itself to form an open JOSEPH FORMAN. 

